England fought back after losing their first three wickets in the space of half an hour to reach 342 for six on the opening day of the second test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on Friday.
England fought back after losing their first three wickets in the space of half an hour to reach 342 for six on the opening day of the second test against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on Friday.
Alastair Cook was closing in on his sixth hundred in nine Tests but England were far from having things all their own way on the opening day of the second Test against Sri Lanka.
KARACHI — Dumped captain Shahid Afridi has called in lawyers in a bid to secure Pakistani permission to play county cricket in England that was denied amid a public slanging match, an official said Friday.
Sri Lanka took three cheap England wickets in a dramatic start to the second Test at Lord’s here on Friday before Alastair Cook and Ian Bell prevented further collapse before lunch.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field in the second test against England at Lord’s on Friday.
Jason Gillespie has been appointed as assistant coach for Australia A’s tour to Zimbabwe as part of a program to fast-track retired international cricketers into elite-level coaching.
India bears little resemblance to the side which won the World Cup in April, as most of the biggest stars are absent for the limited-overs leg of the West Indies tour that begins with a one-off Twenty20.
DUBAI — Jai Prakash and Ambey Parwatkar played match winning roles for Nucaf Tellicherry and Yogi Group respectively in the Debonairs Pizza Floodlit Tournament conducted by the Dubai Cricket Council at the ICC Global Academy cricket grounds in Dubai Sports City.
DUBAI — Thirty three teams will vie for this year’s chapter of the Danube indoor cricket championships at the InSportz facility in Al Quoz, Dubai, it was announced at a Press conference.
England captain Andrew Strauss has vowed his side “will push on” as they look to build on their stunning series-opening win against Sri Lanka when the second Test starts at Lord’s here on Friday.